Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1887-05-31
As every yearwith saddcned heart
We act this "lofty scene.'
tue HEROES GRAVES.

Goodwin, which concluded the exercises.
Governor Lee and the Stuart Horse Guards
| rode to General J. T.. Il. Stuart's grave, In
Chapel-Hill avenue, and placed upon
| Il two crossed sabres made OF flow-
ers. A ship, the hull msde OF moss,
and the masts and yards and deck covered
with flowers. had already been placed upon
the mound. but Mrs. Lee phe Governors
wife) stopped beside 1t and literally covered
il with flowers.
The granite tomb Of Governor Henry A.
! Wise, on Oak avenue, was kindly remem-
bered. On the fat top were placed mass
OF cut colored flowers, which were fresh
and pretty.
| PRESIDENTS.
No floral adornment was made OF Presi.
| dent Monroe's tomb save couple OF red
roses, with a twig Of lilies OF the valley.
| Near BY, on the same hill, lay President
| TYLER, whose earthly remains are marked
| With nothing but a magnolis.tree and a
| green rose bush. On his grave were a
few eeranium leaves aud blossoms.
| Bv his side lies his eldest daugh-
| ter Julia. At her head rises q marble
shaft, on which stands the figure OF an
angel with raised prayerful hands and
dropping bead. Her grave had few loose
flowers on il.
JOE.
| Little Joe Davis (ex-President Davis's
SOM, who fell from the porch OF his fathers
house (what is now the Central SCHOOL,
| during the war and WAS Killed,
was not forgotten. Through the personal
| exertions OF venerable aud beloved ply
stefan OF Richmond the section In wlich
The little fellow is buried has been put in
good order. The grave was turfed and the
rairug newly painted. Yesterday the grave
was covered with flowers.
The graves OF Generals Pickett and Hill
were prcttiy ornamented, especially the
latter, on which were growing geraniums,
and at the foot an exquisite pink rose
| wreath.
PRIVATE DECORATIONS.
A great many private sections were ar
! ranged with flowers. Probably the most
elaborate was on Monroe Hill in a section
wherein was the grave OF Mrs. William g..
| Allen. Resting on the head was pillar Of
white roses and lilies. Two bouquets, one
OF lilies and the other OF colored flowers.
Law next. and at the end was star OF white
flowers. A bouquet OF colored flowers
bad been placed at the foot. with baskets OF
roses and lilies on either side. At the lead
and foot were ion stands, In which were
growing fisL-geranlums.
Parker CampbelPs grave, on West-Nale
| avenue. was made attractive by "A large cr1ss
Of white roses aud calla lilies, red roses and
cedar forming the base.
Dayies's vault was carefully arranged. as
usual. over the door was an arch Of arr or
vitae and cross TO match. In the arch
was the word "Rest." A star Of roses
| L. Of, Inn ba 4 N "
| on the threshold was a figure OF two chill
| dren asleep In each others arms.
NOTES.
A large part OF the flowers used 10 put
on the soldiers graves came from Brook
| Hill, the StewOrts' place. and from Mr..
Joseph Bryan's OLaburuum).
Mrs. FItzhugh Lee assisted personally in
decorating the soldiers graves.
Hebrew Cemetery.
There were goOdly number OF Indies
| and gentlemen at the Hebrew cemetery
| Yesterday afternoon. TIE grounds were
IN excellent condition, and the flowers and
shrubbery were lovely.
During the early morning a number OF
| members OF the Hebrew LADIES' Memorial
Association visited the cemetery and deco
rated The graves OF the Confederate dead
| Win UONFIs uuu tNtlsittuNs
AZ Fort Harrison Cemetery.
At the hour appointed the comrades oi
Phil. Kearney Post net at their po>trOom
Capitol street. fully equipped for the SER
vices for which they met. Four-h0rsf
wagons, carriages, and other conyeyances
were comfortably filed. and, accompanied
by delegations from Lee Camp and the
United Veterans (mostly in their own con
yeyances), moved off in procession at
O'CLOCK, The. route was down Nlntl
to Bank street and down Nam iron
Twelfth street. Each vehicle bore nume
r0us flags. and on its way the procession
drew attention and elected complimentary
remarks from observers. At Tweniy.sec
ond street It was Joined by another fuil
loaded four-horse team OF ladies and gen
tlemen. sill later others followed. AR
rivng at the cemetery, some time was spent
in going over the ground in and around
Fort Harrison and IN recounting old scenes
with which many Oi the visitors were Ia
miliar. At II O'Clock all gathered acound
the centre mound in the cemetery, and SER
vices were commenced by Commander Pc.
ter A. Morton calling all to order aud lead.
ing of in singing the famlllar hymn.
"Jesus, Lover Of My Soul" which wa,
Immediately followed by the fOrMal prayer
OF the Gland Army, offered Dy the chap.
lain, COmrade TrunOn.
Owing 10 the nOn.attendsnce OF Nico-
commander in.Chief Edgar A Ian. the pro-
missed orator Of the day, ON account Of
sickness, Commander Morton made his en-
cuses for absence and called on numerous
parties present for impromptu speeches.
Among those who responded were MeSsrs.
Core and Page, OF Lee Camp; Northen and
Smelling. Of United Veterans; Pren,iss
aud Keenan,. OK Phil. kearney Post, and
Past. Commander D. Il. L. hlbbs. Of Post
3, Minneapolis, Min Grand Army Of the
| Republic. The latter gentleman arrived
in the city only the day before on visit to
a friend near Fair Oaks, but accompanied
| Phil. Kearney Post on this occasion prior
10 his proposed visit. His speech was ia
| admirable accord in sentiment with those
that preceded, and was well received and
| appreciated. He was gwen the post Of
honor IN Phil. Kearney Post ranks during
its subsequent march 10 Hollywood.
After the speeches flowers were strewn
upon the eight hundred graves in the GEM
| cteTy. COLLATION. was spread in common.
| and all partOOk to their satisfaction. there
being an abundance. The keeper Of the
cemetery furnished an ample supply OF hot
coffee, which was Of course highly relished
just previous to departure all gathered
around the centre mound again and listen.
| ed 10 the recitation OF that effective poem
"The Georgia Soldier" by Miss Mamie
Leaby, daughter OF the late ThOmls Leahy,
a comrade II Phil. Kearney Post, whose
body lies in the Bishops cemetery, and
whose grave was especially attended TO by
a special detail from the post.
Returning TO the city the conveyance
were discarded. and the members Of the
! post 10 the number OF twenty.eight Joined
| IN The march and ceremonies at Hollywood.
Returning from there they were given the
post Of honor IN the line. They express
themselves highly gratided over the day's
proceedings. In the evening they were
invited TO reiinion at the headquarters of
the Richmond Light Infantry Blues. bDt
owing to their unusual fatigue but few at
| tended.
National Cemetery ON the Williams -
| burg uOad.
| large number OF colored people, M.
| cludiDg Custer Post, q. A. X, aud the
| Carney Guards commanded by Captain
Nicholasl, visited this cemetery yesterday
| and decorated the graves OF The Federal
soldiers. Rev. Mr.. KaiO, pastor OF the
| Episcopal church In this city, was the ora
tor OF the occasion.
The cemetery is beautifully situated in a
lovely spot q few miles below the city.
There are are 6,542 Federal dead buried In
this cemetery. All OF them are unknown
but S42, and each grave is marked with a
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